The Gazette 1952-1955

The Chairman, addressing the meeting, said :— “ L adies and G entlemen : “ Since our last General Meeting, we have suffered the loss of many members through death. The following are no longer amongst us :—Mr. Joseph G. Groarke, Moate, Co. Westmeath ; Mr. Peter J. O’Flaherty, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford; Mr. John J. Bolger, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford; Mr. Samuel Bolton, Dublin ; Mr. H. S. McClelland, Dublin; Mr. Russell McWilliam, Monaghan; Mr. Patrick J. Morrissey, Dungarvan; Mr. Francis J. Little, Dublin; Mr. William F. D ’Arcy, Tip­ perary ; Mr. Charles Corcoran, Dublin ; Mr. Andrew Robb, Londonderry; Mr. William M. Wright, Belfast; Mr. William J. J. Orr, Belfast; Mr. Mathew A. Farrell, Longford; Mr. Arthur J. Beatty, Dublin; Mr. T. A. Riordan, Mallow ; Mr. Michael J. Heverin, Roscommon; Mr. John I. M. Carrig, Ballina ; Mr. Patrick F. Ryan, Dublin ; Mr. Leopold J . Jameson, Dublin; Mr. Michael A. Corrigan, Dublin. “ From that list I must single out the names of Mr. John J. Bolger and Mr. Michael A. Corrigan for special mention. Mr. Bolger was a member of the Council from 1942 to 1951 and he was Vice- President for the year 1946-1947. It was due solely to ill-health that he was obliged tp resign from the Council in 1951, and I have little doubt that, if his life had been spared, he would still be a member of the Council and very probably holding for this year the office o f President. Mr. Bolger was a regular attender at Council Meetings and though he did not speak with great frequency, when he did speak, and because o f his sincerity and his sanity, he was always listened to with the greatest respect. “ Mr. Michael Corrigan was Chief State Solicitor from 1924 to 1950, when he retired on reaching the age limit. He was the first Chief State Solicitor, and during the long period in which he occupied that office, he was always held in the warmest esteem by all his professional colleagues. No pratictioner more respected the best traditions of the profession and the strict moral code demanded o f all solicitors. He was first and foremost a solicitor and, after that, a State official. Nothing can prove that more eloquently than by the mention­ ing of his long membership of the board of directors o f the Solicitors’ Benevolent Association. “ This is in the nature o f an ad interim meeting, because, as you know, our working year ends on the 26th November, and, accordingly, I do not propose to detain you for long by recounting the various activities and work of the Council during the past six months. That I will defer till the next meeting, when it is possible that there may be matters

of the utmost importance to bring to the notice of the profession. The Centenary Record “ I may say that the past six months have been rather uneventful, certainly in comparison with the previous year, when, as you will recollect, we had occasion to celebrate the Centenary o f our Charter. That year was a great one, and those few days especially, just about a year ago, when we forgot the drudgery of our day to day work and having given thanks to God, celebrated with joy, under the brilliant Presidency of Mr. Arthur Cox. I hark back, because the Council thought that the Centenary should be commemorated in some permanent form, and, accordingly, a volume was prepared and is now available to our members and others who may be interested. Although, perhaps, it is not exactly becoming for me to praise it, I have no hesitation in recommending it to every member o f the Society. It is, as you may imagine, largely the work of our excellent Secretary. It is very well illustrated; it recalls vividly and fully those days of jubilation, and it contains articles of more than ephemeral value. I think, at 10/iod. post free, it is priced very moderately. I should add that it contains the name o f every solicitor who took part in the celebrations, together with those of our distinguished guests. Annual Dinner for Members “ Whilst on the subject of entertainment, I must mention that, during the past year, as a result of the great success of our Centenary Banquet, and, THE CENTENARY RECORD CONTENTS PROCEED INGS AND ADDRESSES AT C EN TENARY CELEBRATIONS, MAY, 1952. ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS IN IRELAND , 1200-1952. By E. A. P lunkett . FIGURES IN THE HALL. By C. P. C urran , s.c. List of Subscribers. 8 pp. photographs and 2 maps. On Sale— 10s. Post free, 10s. lod.

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